September 17, 1979

This is an in-depth look at all the must-know facts about September 17, 1979 🗓️ that no one tells you about. If your birthday is on this date, prepare to get your mind blown 🤯.

Among the information you’ll find below: western astrology zodiac sign & symbol meanings, your zodiac animal and its characteristics, numerology, as well as interesting things that happened when you were born – from major world and sporting events to the most popular song on your birthday, #1 movie in theaters, your birthstone, celebrities who share your date of birth and a lot more!

We hope this page will help you understand yourself better. Let’s start.

📅 Day of Week

September 17th in 1979 was a Monday and was the 260th day of the 9th month of 1979 in the Georgian calendar. It was also the 17th day of Fall (autumn) and there was 75 days left until Winter. The next time you can reuse 1979 calendar will be in 2029. Both calendars will be exactly the same.

⭐️ 3rd quarter of the year
⚡️ The 17th day of Fall (autumn)
⏳ This date was 16,504 days ago
🪐 Zodiac sign for this date is Virgo
🗓️ September 17, 1979 was a Monday
📆 In 2025, September 17 is on a Thursday

→ September 17, 1979 in Roman numerals: IX XVII MCMLXXIX (mm dd yyyy)

🎉 My Birthday

You were born in the Fall (autumn) of 1979 on a Monday. You are 45 years old, and according to the Chineze Zodiac, it was the Year of the Goat. You have been alive for . If you have been sleeping 8 hours daily since birth, then you have slept a total of 5,501 days or 15.07 years. This equals to about 33% of your life. There were 559 🌖 full moons after you were born up to this day.

You’ve been alive for:

 

⏱️ You are 23,766,923 minutes old
⏳ You have been alive: 396,115 hours
⭐️ You’ve been alive
🌌 Your birth sign is Virgo
🐐 You were born in the Year of the Goat
→ Age on next birthday: 46 years old

Being born in 1979 makes you a part of Generation X. There are six different generations: G.I. Generation, Silent Generation, Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, and Generation Z. The generation you are born into makes an impact on your life.

Generation X, also known as 'Gen Bust' are born between 1965 and 1979. Gen-Xers are geeks and independent thinkers. Most influential Web sites of today such as Google, YouTube, and Amazon.com, were sprang from the minds of Gen-Xers.

Your birthday numbers are 9, 17 and 1979, which reveal that your Life Path number is 7. Your zodiac sign is Virgo with a ruling planet Mercury. Your birthstone is the Sapphire, and your birth flower is the Aster/Myosotis.

Continue below to find out what this all means in detail 👇

🎊🎈 Next Birthday

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⏰ FUN FACT: Your first billionth (1,000,000,000) second was on May 26, 2011.

🪐 What’s my zodiac sign?

There are 12 astrological signs, also known as signs of the zodiac, each with its own set of strengths, challenges, moods, patterns, relationships, and more. Your zodiac sign reflects the position of the sun when you were born and is the biggest influence on your life and personality in Astrology.

People who are born on September 17 in 1979 have an zodiac sign of Virgo ♍. Virgos pay huge attention to detail; making them analytical, hardworking and well-organised. This can be their downfall, though. Virgos are often overly critical of themselves, putting themselves under huge pressure to achieve the best results possible.

According to Chinese Zodiac calendar, being born in 1979 means your zodiac animal is a Goat. The Chinese zodiac is based on a 12-year cycle, with each year in a cycle related to an animal sign. A zodiac system has existed in Chinese culture for more than 2,000 years ago. Much like zodiac signs, the Chinese zodiac animal has attributes and significance attached. The animal ruling a person birth year has a great influence on personality, and destiny.

People born in the year of the Goat enjoy being alone with their thoughts. They are creative thinkers and appreciate the arts. Though they're economic and cautious, they can also be indecisive.

This year (2024) is the year of the Dragon.

The ruling planet of Virgo is Mercury. There are 10 major planets, each represent a different set of qualities and characteristics, and rule over a different part of our lives — each bringing with them their own unique vibes. Knowing the planets and their effects on your life is just as important as knowing your sign. They all affect us differently, and knowing the areas of life they govern is critical to understanding your horoscope.

The smallest and innermost planet of the solar system, Mercury is named after the Roman deity who served as a messenger to the gods. Within astrology, Mercury symbolizes communication. Mercury is about your communication style, how you think, how you solve problems, how you learn, what you're curious about, and some of your general interests.

🪐 Zodiac sign: Virgo – ♍
🐐 Zodiac animal: Goat
🌌 Ruling Planet: Mercury ☿
🔥 Zodiac Element: Fire
→ Zodiac Quality: Mutable

🚶Life Path number

The Life Path number is similar to your zodiac sign. These numbers are used to offer insight into your greater purpose, including strengths, weaknesses, personality, talents, and ambitions. Your Life Path number also exposes the tone of your experiences, and why events occur past, present, and future.

If you were born on September 17, 1979, your Life Path number is 7. The Life Path 7 suggests that you entered this plane with a gift for investigation, analysis, and keen observation. You are a thinker of the first order. Sevens are naturally curious and as a result find themselves devoted to investigating the unknown. The value of sevens are meditative thought, introspection, imagination, while the challenges are to listen to your rational side as much as your intuitive side.

🎵 Your birthday song

The number one song in the US on the day of your birth was "My Sharona" by The Knack. (Billboard Hot 100 – September 17, 1979). Ask your parents if they remember this song.

According to a internet myth the song that was topping the charts on your 14th birthday is the one that defines your entire life. The #1 song on your 14th birthday was "Dreamlover" by Mariah Carey. On your 18th birthday the number one song was "Honey" by Mariah Carey, and on your 21st birthday it was "Music" by Madonna.

🎁 Celebrity birthdays on this day

Below are famous people and celebrities born on September 17, 1979. You share a birthday with Billy Miller (soap opera actor).

🎄 Holidays on September 17

No major holidays found for this date.

🌎 The world on this day

Jimmy Carter (Democratic) was the president of the United States and the world population was approximately 4.38 billion, according to census.gov.

Generations can be hard to define. We tend to combine huge groups of people into arbitrary categories based on the decades in which they were born and the presumably shared set of cultural traits that shaped their lives and experiences.

The 1970s are famous for economic struggle, cultural change and technological innovation. Marginalized groups fought for equality, students protested the Vietnam war, and the digital revolution began. Here are few critical events that dominated the '70s: Elvis Presley died, original Star Wars movie premiered on May 25, 1977, VCRs were invented, Atari's Pong was released, and NASA launched the Apollo 13 mission. The first Earth Day took place in 1970 and the world’s population was only 3.7 billion people.

The 1970s were considered to be a golden age for vinyl records, Sony also introduced the Sony Walkman permanently changed the music game. Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded the computer software company Microsoft. The Watergate scandal happened, where President Richard Nixon’s resignation was the first time in US history that a president resigned from office.

There were an estimated 123,688,258 babies born throughout the world in 1979. In 1979, the most popular baby name was Jennifer for girls and Michael for boys, according to Social Security Administration.

The most popular movie in 1979 was Kramer vs. Kramer directed by Robert Benton starring Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Jane Alexander. Asteroids developed by Atari, Inc., was one of the most popular video games in 1979.

📜 Historical events on September 17th

Below are some of the most important events that happened on September 17, 1979.

Arab forces under Amr ibn al-'As conquer Alexandria.
Dutch scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek is the first to report the existence of bacteria.
Battle of Antietam [Battle of Sharpsburg], bloodiest day in the American Civil War: 22,000 dead, wounded or missing in first battle on Union soil.
Commonwealth of Australia proclaimed.
The Red Baron [Manfred von Richthofen], WWI flying ace of the German Luftstreitkräfte, wins his first aerial combat near Cambrai, France.

🏆 Sports in 1979

Pittsburgh Steelers beat Dallas Cowboys (35 - 31) to win Super Bowl XIII on January 21, 1979 in Miami, FL. Pittsburgh Pirates beat Baltimore Orioles (4 - 3) to win the 1979 World Series. Seattle SuperSonics beat Washington Bullets (4 - 1) to win the 1979 NBA Finals. Montreal Canadiens defeated New York Rangers (4 - 1) to win the 1979 Stanley Cup.
In the 1979 US Open Tennis Championships, John McEnroe defeated Vitas Gerulaitis (7-5, 6-3, 6-3) to win men's singles title. Tracy Austin beat Chris Evert (6-4, 6-3) to become US Open women's singles champion. In the 1979 Wimbledon Championships, Bjrn Borg defeated Roscoe Tanner (6-7(4-7), 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4) to win men's singles title. Martina Navratilova beat Chris Evert Lloyd (6-4, 6-4) to become Wimbledon women's singles champion. In the 1979 French Open (Roland-Garros), Bjrn Borg defeated Vctor Pecci (6-3, 6-1, 6-7(6-8), 6-4) to win men's singles title. Chris Evert beat Wendy Turnbull (6-2, 6-0) to become French Open women's singles champion. In the 1979 Australian Open, Guillermo Vilas defeated John Sadri (7-6(7-4), 6-3, 6-2) to win men's singles title. Barbara Jordan beat Sharon Walsh (6-3, 6-3) to become Australian Open women's singles champion.

💎 Birthstone

Birthstones are gems that are associated with a birth month, each stone has a unique meaning and significance.

The birthstone for September 17, 1979 is Sapphire. Sapphire was once thought to guard against evil, spells, and poisoning. Traditionally, it was a favorite stone of kings, queens, priestesses, and priests. The birthstone for this year (2024) is Topaz and Citrine.

🌼 Birth flower

Everyone knows about their zodiac sign, but few people are familiar with their birth flower. In the same way that we have a unique birthstone associated with each month, every month has a birth flower that has its own special meaning.

The birth flower for September is Aster/Myosotis. Aster is said to represent both love and daintiness. The flowers are also associated with wisdom, valor and faith.

🍾 It’s my birthday quotes

'Go, go, go, go go, go, go, shawty. It's your birthday. We gon' party like it's yo birthday.' - 50 Cent 👌 FUN FACT: How do you say 'Happy Birthday' in German? 'Alles Gute zum Geburtstag'.

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💬 Birthday messages

'No wise man ever wished to be younger.

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It’s my birthday wishes

'Just like a fine wine, you seem to get better with age. Happy birthday!'

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